Fun with the Map

[Dan Thomas]

Has this been posted here before?

https://www.thetruesize.com/#?borders=1~!MTUwNjE1OTM.NTc5NDg4MA*MzA2MDI1MTA(Njg4OTYxOQ

Watch the little video, then try it out. I knew that our world-scale maps were distorted, but this really highlights it. We're not as big as we thought we were. Try dragging the US over Africa, for instance.

 

[Sac Arrow]

This is a pretty addictive map game as well...

https://www.geoguessr.com/

 

[Salty]

Has this been posted here before?

https://www.thetruesize.com/#?borders=1~!MTUwNjE1OTM.NTc5NDg4MA*MzA2MDI1MTA(Njg4OTYxOQ

Watch the little video, then try it out. I knew that our world-scale maps were distorted, but this really highlights it. We're not as big as we thought we were. Try dragging the US over Africa, for instance.

Huh? Try dragging Algeria (the biggest country in Africa) over North America. Your comparison makes no sense.

 

[GeorgeC]

 

[Dan Thomas]

Huh? Try dragging Algeria (the biggest country in Africa) over North America. Your comparison makes no sense.

So what's wrong with it? Moving anything away from the equator exaggerates its size.

Maybe I don't see what you're getting at?

 

[Salty]

So what's wrong with it? Moving anything away from the equator exaggerates its size.

Maybe I don't see what you're getting at?

Comparing a country to a continent makes no sense.